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I've got a golf trip coming up and at very short notice thought I might brew a wheat beer. Is it possible to brew a beer and have it kegged ready to drink within 8 days? I have a 'heat pad' which will ferment at approx. 25C which should speed things along. Fish

I've got some Schofferhofer to compare against the Fed-5 Weizen.

I wonder what my chances of anyone having some digital scales are? I'll just have to truck along with a few beers in tow and see what's there. Fish

Hi Mark - Great work on the newsletter once again. Looking forward to taking home a temp contoller, some specialty Belgian grains and a stomach full of Oktoberfest! See you Wednesday. John

Thanks to all for the feedback - we will certainly take this on board. I must say I'm slightly bewildered by the negativity of some of them. As per a previous post the judging is being left to too few. We are acutely aware of this and very keen to fix it. If some more people put their hands up...

Hi Linz, I'll try to answer your questions as follows: Hows about relaxing the definition of a brew club???.................I believe we are looking to work with anyone who is willing to actively participate in the organisation / running of Beerfest. If your 'web-based' club is happy to do so...

To All Beerfest entrants, Prizes and judging sheets will be sent by the end of the week (some have already been sent I believe). The date of end of March to return scoresheets etc, was to allow Melbourne Brewers volunteers plenty of time to allocate and obtain prizes, communicate with the...

A reminder that the closing dates for entries to Beerfest is this Wed 31 January 2007. The Beerfest website has all the information on the event, Style Guidelines, prizes and sponsors, entry forms, drop off points, weekend activities, judging roster etc. In addition we still require Judges...

Hi Ross / all - The committee discussed at some length the issue of entry fees and in the end settled for what we considered a minor increase ($5 to $6 for brew club members and $5 to $8 for Independents). As has been alluded to by 'bigfridge' the time, effort and costs involved in running such...

Melbourne Brewers are excited to announce the details for Beerfest 2007 (Feb 9-11). Please visit our dedicated web-site http://www.beerfest.org.au/ for entry forms and full details of over $2000 dollars in cash and prizes, including: Champion Beer of Show: Grand Ridge Brewery has again...

I've got a keg of American Brown Ale that for the life of me I can't get to dispense properly and I'm hoping someone might be able to help. I over-gassed it to start with and was dispensing nothing but foam. :( I then de-gassed the keg over 24 hours and re-gassed using 'the Ross method'...

Hi Berazafi, I have some mates who are keen at those prices - will send you some details asap. Fish

Sorry in advance as I'm sure the forum has many posts on this topic - I just can't find them! Can anyone point me in the direction of a post / web-site that details the steps in converting my beer fridge into a proper piece of brewery art, i.e. installing taps, drip trays, gas in for 4 kegs...

So it appears I have simply created work for myself by 'pickling' my fittings - great! Should I just re-do them in the solution / scrub them clean? or does anyone have any simpler way of de-greening (technical term) them? Fish

Thanks guys, I...I...I....I....I....feel better.....better....al...already! I'll give them a scrub and see if I can clean them up a bit - not that keen on the green. Thanks again. Fish

For the scientists amongst us. In the final throws of my all-grain set-up I dutifully set about cleaning all my equipment prior to use. One step being to soak my brass fittings in a 2:1 solution of white vinegar and hydrogen peroxide to remove any lead. I soaked everything for about 10 minutes...

Now I'm with you. Your a good man Roach - thanks for the help. FISH

Thanks Roach, I'll go and get those bits and pieces. Still a bit unsure re. how they all fit together and if I have to cut gas lines, etc... . Once I've got them in my hand it will make more sense. Does any one have a photo of such a set-up? I'm a bit of a visual learner. Cheers Fish

I want to use 2L PET bottles to take beer from my 18L kegs to parties, etc.... I have a few PET bottle tops fitted with tyre valves. After I have transferred the beer from keg to PET bottle can someone please explain to me how I gas these (note - I have a standard gas set-up for 18L kegs)...

The following is worth a read. I tried their beers at Beertopia and thought they were really good. Fish http://www.theage.com.au/news/epicure/thre...0006035699.html